Senior Associate Dean
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Christopher M. Ledingham, MPH, PhD, FASHA Phone: 956-882-5756 |
Dr. Christopher M. Ledingham serves as Senior Associate Dean in the College. In this role Dr. Ledingham works to assist faculty with any issues related to Faculty Governance in the College; serves as a resource person for issues concerning Tenure, Promotion, Post-Tenure Review and Annual Evaluation; facilitates community engagement activities and initiatives at the level and serves as the “Point Dean” when Dr. Lehker is out of the office.
Dr. Ledingham is also the Program Director for the Bachelor of Science in Integrated Health Sciences and Professor in the Department of Health & Human Performance. Dr. Ledingham holds a PhD in Health Education from Texas A&M University, College Station Tx. and both a BCH and MPH in Community Health Education from New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, NM. Dr. Ledingham’s research interests include community & school health program evaluation, obesity prevention in children, and children’s empathy towards animals.